Rabbit Don't Come Easy is the tenth studio album by German power metal band… Read Full Bio ↴Rabbit Don't Come Easy is the tenth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 2003. It is the first Helloween album to feature Sascha Gerstner on guitars, who replaced Roland Grapow. No drummer is listed in the band line-up for this album. Mark Cross was hired for the position before recording, but only managed to complete two tracks ("Don't Stop Being Crazy" and "Listen to the Flies") before being forced to leave due to illness. Mikkey Dee of Motörhead played on the rest of the songs on a session basis. The Japanese version contains a cover of Accept's "Fast as a Shark", with the band's new drummer, Stefan Schwarzmann.
Commenting on Dee's performance, bassist Markus Grosskopf said:
We really challenged him. Last time he played stuff something like that was when he played in King Diamond in the 80s and this type of double bass playing with that kind of stuff we're doing is not just like very easy to play and he had to recall all this stuff. But then he was, once he tried a little then he was back on the track really fast.
About the album title, bassist Markus Grosskopf explained in 2003 that "It's based on that English saying, pulling a rabbit out of the hat. Pulling this rabbit out of this hat wasn't that easy this time. That gave us the idea of just calling the album Rabbit Don't Come Easy. It's not to be taken too seriously. We were joking that statement around, and then I suggested we actually call the album that".
About the recording of the album, singer Andi Deris said in 2003 that producer Charlie Bauerfeind "shows on this new record that he is the biggest fan of our genre of music because he knows how to separate the frequencies and knows where the power has to be. You have to imagine that this type of music is so packed with frequencies that it is nearly impossible to mix because it is so overloaded and you have to single out all of the instruments so you can hear them all".
After the controversial release of The Dark Ride, according to Grosskopf, "The record company also wanted us to show that we are back. This song "Just a Little Sign" represents the more typical side of Helloween, and that's what we wanted to make clear. You can't really represent a whole album with one track, but this shows exactly where the album actually goes. It's more of that 'happy happy Helloween' direction. It shows that this album is not a sequel to The Dark Ride".
Commenting on Dee's performance, bassist Markus Grosskopf said:
We really challenged him. Last time he played stuff something like that was when he played in King Diamond in the 80s and this type of double bass playing with that kind of stuff we're doing is not just like very easy to play and he had to recall all this stuff. But then he was, once he tried a little then he was back on the track really fast.
About the album title, bassist Markus Grosskopf explained in 2003 that "It's based on that English saying, pulling a rabbit out of the hat. Pulling this rabbit out of this hat wasn't that easy this time. That gave us the idea of just calling the album Rabbit Don't Come Easy. It's not to be taken too seriously. We were joking that statement around, and then I suggested we actually call the album that".
About the recording of the album, singer Andi Deris said in 2003 that producer Charlie Bauerfeind "shows on this new record that he is the biggest fan of our genre of music because he knows how to separate the frequencies and knows where the power has to be. You have to imagine that this type of music is so packed with frequencies that it is nearly impossible to mix because it is so overloaded and you have to single out all of the instruments so you can hear them all".
After the controversial release of The Dark Ride, according to Grosskopf, "The record company also wanted us to show that we are back. This song "Just a Little Sign" represents the more typical side of Helloween, and that's what we wanted to make clear. You can't really represent a whole album with one track, but this shows exactly where the album actually goes. It's more of that 'happy happy Helloween' direction. It shows that this album is not a sequel to The Dark Ride".
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Helloween Lyrics
Back Against the Wall Can you see now where I stand, my friend Will you…
Do You Feel Good When we were lovers you called me names But time goes…
Don't Stop Being Crazy You're the one I would pick out in a million…
Hell Was Made In Heaven There was a time eating your mind Eating your heart and…
Just A Little Sign Here I stand alone again Hundreds all around Didn't come her…
Liar As a dancer she's undercover Won the Big Don to be…
Listen to the Flies Why do you run, answer me Who do you follow, talk…
Never Be A Star No matter how big we are We dream of home The place…
Nothing To Say When I got told the other day, you said won't…
Open Your Life Do you know what there is Just behind your wall? Do you…
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The Tune Sometimes there's no tomorrow Sometimes you hate the day You…